Evolutionary and ecological processes influencing chemical defense variation in an aposematic and mimetic Heliconius butterfly
A. L. K. Mattila, C. D. Jiggins, O. H. Opedal, G. Montejo-Kovacevich, E. de Castro, W. O. McMillan, C. Bacquet, M. Saastamoinen
This study investigates intraspecific variation in cyanogenic toxicity in Heliconius erato, finding substantial variation and potential for adaptive evolution despite limited dietary influence.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology